This study identified new methodological variables which might affect the responses of second and third grade children to Piagetian conservation tasks. (GO)

Reports three experiments in infant visual perception which studied the processes underlying infants' shifts of fixation from one object to another. (JMB)

Differences in the rates of visual information-processing in 8- and 10-year-old reflective and impulsive children were measured. (JMB)

Compared the ability of poor and good readers in the second grade to make same-different matches of visual, auditory, and visual-auditory stimuli. (JMB)

Metacontrast has been the subject of two neural network simulations by Weisstein and Bridgeman. This article compared and elaborated on the two models, corrected flaws not inherent in the models' conceptualizations, and discussed the remaining shortcomings. (Editor/RK)

The effectiveness of delayed static and dynamic visual feedback is assessed through blind maze tracing tasks. (JS)

Confirmed that the superiority of 33 good visualizers over 30 poor visualizers in spelling performance would be more pronounced for "v" words than for "p" words. (RB)

The manual was intended to help school personnel (either an educator of the visually handicapped and/or a certified orientation and mobility instructor) evaluate the functional use of residual vision. The manual is organized in three major sections, which cover the following: (1) the general areas addressed in functional vision evaluation (such as…

This fact sheet defines vision, outlines the visual skills needed for school achievement (ocular motility, binocularity, eye-hand coordination skills, and visual form perception), and describes how visual problems are evaluated and treated. The fact sheet also lists clues to look for when a visual problem is suspected, including the appearance of…

The purpose of this study was to determine if the appearance of teachers has an impact on their effectiveness as judged by student ratings and student achievement. Results indicate that there was no difference. (Author/HMV)

This study investigated the extent of infant peripheral vision, specifically the extent of infants' constricted field, or tunnel vision. Thirteen infants, 2 to 5 months old, were tested using a psychophysical procedure to obtain contrast sensitivity thresholds at four retinal loci (-40, -15, +15, +40 deg.). Infants were placed in an infant bed in…

The effects of posture on the visual behavior of 15 3-day-old healthy, black, newborn infants were assessed. Findings suggest that the vestibular, proprioceptive, and contact stimulation provided by the on-shoulder position affects the newborn's ability to follow and process visual stimuli. (Author/CS)